First the World Cup final – now France has the best city on the planet: Paris takes the No.1 spot in a ranking of the top 100 cities for 2022, with Dubai second, London sixth and NYC 10th
- Paris is top in Euromonitor International’s Top 100 City Destinations ranking
- New York is ranked as the best city in America, ahead of Los Angeles in 15th
- Dubai takes the leading position in terms of international arrivals by city
Paris has been named the world’s top city destination, according to a study that rates cities for tourism, sustainability and economic performance.
Paris takes the No.1 spot for the second year running in Euromonitor International’s Top 100 City Destinations ranking, produced from a comparison of 57 metrics across six ‘key pillars’ – economic and business performance; tourism performance; tourism infrastructure; tourism policy and attractiveness; health and safety; and sustainability.
The annual report, issued in partnership with data intelligence company Transparent Intelligence, places Dubai second, followed by Amsterdam (third) and Madrid (fourth).
The rest of the top ten comprises Rome (5th), London 6th), Munich (7th), Berlin (8th), Barcelona (9th) and New York (10th), America’s top-ranked city.
Paris has been named the world’s top city destination in Euromonitor International’s Top 100 City Destinations ranking
Other notable results include Los Angeles being America’s second-best city (15th overall), Sydney only managing 32nd, but being ahead of Melbourne (34th), and Edinburgh coming 54th, in contrast to Time Out naming it the world’s best city of 2022.
Euromonitor said: ‘The good standing of European destinations in the Index is largely attributable to two important pillars – tourism policy and attractiveness, and tourism infrastructure.’
Nadejda Popova, Senior Project Manager – Services & Payments at Euromonitor, said: ‘The strong rebound of international tourism, following the removal of Covid-19 travel restrictions, the increased interest in value-driven tourism offerings, and consumer preferences for domestic travel and short-haul flights, marked dynamic movements in the ranking in 2022.
THE WORLD’S TOP 100 CITIES
1. Paris
2. Dubai
3. Amsterdam
4. Madrid
5. Rome
6. London
7. Munich
8. Berlin
9. Barcelona
10. New York
11. Prague
12. Milan
13. Lisbon
14. Los Angeles
15. Singapore
16. Vienna
17. Stockholm
18. Dublin
19. Frankfurt am Main
20. Tokyo
21. Florence
22. Orlando, FL
23. Athens
24. Abu Dhabi
25. Istanbul
26. Seoul
27. Venice
28. Zurich
29. Toronto
30. Miami
31. Shanghai
32. Sydney
33. Brussels
34. Melbourne
35. Nice
36. Hong Kong
37. Las Vegas, NV
38. Guangzhou
39. Bangkok
40. Copenhagen
41. Shenzhen
42. Osaka
43. San Francisco
44. Palma de Mallorca
45. Porto
46. Vancouver
47. Kyoto
48. Taipei
49. Seville
50. Warsaw
51. Mexico City
52. Budapest
53. Rhodes
54. Edinburgh
55. Beijing
56. Sao Paulo
57. Valencia
58. Doha
59. Krakow
60. Sharjah
61. Bologna
62. Tel Aviv
63. Kuala Lumpur
64. Antalya
65. Rio de Janeiro
66. Cancun
67. Buenos Aires
68. Heraklion
69. Verona
70. Sapporo
71. Busan
72. Tallinn
73. Marne-la-Vallée
74. Fukuoka
75. Marrakech
76. Riyadh
77. Delhi
78. Honolulu, HI
79. Ho Chi Minh City
80. Macau
81. Thessaloniki
82. Cairo
83. Jerusalem
84. Playa Del Carmen
85. Mecca
86. Phuket
87. Punta Cana
88. Hanoi
89. Medina
90. Zhuhai
91. Lima
92. Chiang Mai
93. Cusco
94. Pattaya-Chonburi
95. Guilin
96. Tbilisi
97. Dammam
98. Hurgada
99. Muscat
100. Johor Bahru
Source: Euromonitor International
Dubai has been named the world’s second-best city in the Top 100 Cities ranking
Above is the world’s third-best city – Amsterdam. The Top 100 Cities ranking rates cities for tourism, sustainability and economic performance
Europe dominates the ranking, with Madrid, above, in fourth place
‘This allowed the most proactive cities to improve their rank in the health and safety; tourism performance; and tourism policy and attractiveness pillars.
‘Paris has retained the title of the world’s leading city following exceptional performance across the tourism policy and attractiveness; tourism infrastructure; and tourism performance pillars, and was once again crowned the world’s best-performing destination.’
The report also revealed that Dubai takes the leading position in terms of international arrivals by city, with over 12million trips in 2022, almost doubling last year’s performance.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, meanwhile, is the busiest airport in the world in 2022, according to the report.
It added: ‘While 2022 has been a positive year for travel and tourism, the road to full post-pandemic recovery is long, and government support remains critical across all regions.’
London, above, has been placed sixth in the Top 100 Cities ranking
New York is ranked as the top city in America. It comes 10th overall, ahead of LA in 15th place
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